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germ cell

noun Biology.

the sexual reproductive cell at any stage from the primordial cell to the mature gamete.

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Origin of germ cell

First recorded in 1850–55
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British Dictionary definitions for germ cell

germ cell

noun

a sexual reproductive cell; gameteCompare somatic cell
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for germ cell

germ cell

n.

An ovum or a sperm cell or one of their developmental precursors.sex cell
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for germ cell

germ cell

One of the diploid cells in the reproductive organs of a multicellular organism that undergo division and are the precursors of haploid gametes, such as a spermatogonium or oogonium.
See gamete.
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